The Dog Days of Summer

COCO BUG is playing a NEW game of tag AND she TAGGED ME, so here goes:

I am gonna answer the following questions.

Name 4 jobs you have:

1. Looking for trouble!
2. Being the cutest and WILDEST pup in da Family
3. Being a shadow to Mom when she is home
4. Watching out the front door for intruders!

Name 4 places where you have lived (or stayed at):

1. I lived with my doggie mom at Glory Ridge Kennels in Richmond, Missouri until I was 8 weeks old.
2. I've been in my furever home in Orange County, California ever since then!
3. I've stayed at the Grandparents house in Glendora at times, too!

I feel very special because I've been tagged by my very special friend, HUNTER!!

In this game of tag each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Dogs who are tagged need to post in their diary the rules and their 7 random facts. Then choose 7 pups to tag and list their names. Then let them know by pmail or a rosette that they have been tagged and to read your diary for instructions on how to play.

Have Fun!

My 7 facts:

1. I'm not really motivated by food...I can take it or leave it!!
2. I really do love my sister even though I antagonize her all the time.
3. My favorite thing to do is take a long walk along the horse trail!
4. I weigh only seven pounds five ounces, but I'm the fastest runner on the block.
5. I once chased 80-pound Ollie, the neighbor's dog, out of our yard and down the street. He jumped in the arms of his owner!
6. I NEVER whine...Although I may bark if I hear a strange sound!
7. I LOVE to take naps on a very soft bed. My squishy pod is my favorite!

I feel very special because I've been tagged by two good friends, Tater and Tajie Boo!!

In this game of tag each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Dogs who are tagged need to post in their diary the rules and their 7 random facts. Then choose 7 pups to tag and list their names. Then let them know by pmail or a rosette that they have been tagged and to read your diary for instructions on how to play.

Have Fun!

My 7 facts:

1. I'm not really motivated by food...I can take it or leave it!!
2. I really do love my sister even though I antagonize her all the time.
3. My favorite thing to do is take a long walk along the horse trail!
4. I weigh only seven pounds five ounces, but I'm the fastest runner on the block.
5. I once chased 80-pound Ollie, the neighbor's dog, out of our yard and down the street. He jumped in the arms of his owner!
6. I NEVER whine...Although I may bark if I hear a strange sound!
7. I LOVE to take naps on a very soft bed. My squishy pod is my favorite!

After some correspondence Miss Sophie and I discovered we had so much in common! Fortunately we live in sunny Southern California where it's always springtime so we decided two adventure loving pups should have a Valentine's Day adventure...no boring old dinner in dress up clothes for us!

We decided the most fun way to meet would be way up in the sky as we jumped from separate airplanes; meeting halfway down in the sky!

Honestly, my little Poodle heart was racing as the plane climbed higher and higher. Not so much of meeting Miss Sophie just that I had never jumped from anything before, not even the top of my crate, much less a moving plane! What was I thinking in agreeing to this? I'm afraid in my anxiety to appear adventuresome to Miss Sophie I may have gone a bit too far. It was too late to back out now. At the appointed moment, I said a prayer and closed my eyes and jumped! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! When I opened my eyes I was face to face with the most horrifying hairless cat I ever saw!

I have heard that internet dating is risky but really, I never dreamed beautiful Miss Sophie was actually a cat...when...much to my relief over this dreadful beast's left shoulder I saw a vision in pink floating earthward, parachute open like a jellyfish in the ocean; Miss Sophie herself. I reached out and touched her paws, mostly because I was still terrified from that cat. She was laughing because I still looked terrified. My poor little Poodle ears flapped wildy in the wind but my tail wagged a happy greeting! In her pink designer jumper, boots and matching goggles I could tell Miss Sophie was not a novice jumper like me.

When we reached the ground my relief knew no bounds! All this excitement had left me a bit queasy but starved. Miss Sophie was prepared with a large backpack which she quickly strapped on MY back. It weighed about two Rottweilers. Miss Sophie was off like a flash darting here and there up the trail woofing encouragingly to me pointing out the natural wonders. I plodded along like a clumsy but happy pack horse. Happy because I had found a friend who seemed to like adventure almost more than me. Finally Miss Sophie found a scenic spot to picnic. By this time I was hoping for something really BIG in that backpack because I was famished! Famished! Just as I dreamed of what delicious dainties awaited in that large and cumbersome pack; out popped Mollie & Cinnamon! No wonder that pack was so heavy! It felt like two Rotteweilers NOT a Shih Tzu and a Poodle! We all had a good laugh! Sophie and I contented ourselves on dining on the scraps leftover by our greedy little siblings whose tummies now were quite round and full.

Cinnamon and Mollie, having never left the safety of their comfy parlours had petal soft paws. They carefully picked their way down the trail, whimpering and whining at the tiny stones that covered the trail. Sophie and I were running and laughing climbing the rocks and playing hide and seek.

Finally we came to a very small stream that had to be forded. It was 3 or 4 inches deep, Miss Sophie and I dashed across splashing each other. That was fun, so we went again and again chasing, splashing and laughing. Suddenly we looked up and here came poor Cinnamon and Mollie, bedraggled, ragged, fur a shambles, helping one another limp down the trail. When they saw the water it was all too much. They just sat down right there in the middle of the trailed and cried.

So ended our date, Mollie riding piggyback on Miss Sophie's back and my twin brother Cinnamon on mine. (They did have more fun riding that walking for sure)

Will I sky dive again? I just might! Will Miss Sophie and I have another adventure! Definitely! Stay tuned for another adventure!

I just found out that I have another baby sister leaving The Ridge and going to her new home in California. Her name is Ms. Cappucino and she will be arriving at her new home in northern California at 8:00 p.m. Pacific time.

Have a safe flight, baby Cappy. Can't wait to see new pictures of you.

Guess what? I'm so excited!!! I just found out that my adopted cousins in Florida ~~ Itty, Juice and Lady Godiva ~~ got a brand new baby sister and they named her Sophie II, after me!!! I can't believe I have a namesake!

She's very cute and very tiny and looks just like me when I was a baby pup! She even has her own Dogster page already! Welcome home, Sophie II!

Oh, No! I just found out I have to go to the blankety-blank groomer's today. I'll try not to think about it yet. Let my mind wander to more pleasant thoughts....

Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring -- it was peace.

Yesterday was a very fun and exciting day for me! It was my very first Halloween!

First I got to put on my costume, which was a pink Princess dress and pointed hat, and then every time the doorbell rang, Mollie and I got to run to the front door and greet all the trick-or-treaters! It was fun seeing all the little kids in their cute costumes!

A few of the kids went running back to their parents talking about Mollie & I -- not the candy they got! Just wish I could have tried one of the candy bars, but my Mom said, "Sorry, Soph, Chocolate is not for dogs!" Now I can't wait till Thanksgiving. Then I can eat the Turkey!

Now I know why Mollie didn't tell me about the vet. Dr. Pyne seemed like a really nice lady, so I wagged my tail and looked my cutest. Before I knew what was happening, she was checking me all over, my mouth, my ears, my paws, and then she took this thermometer...never mind...anyway, suffice it to say that I'm not looking forward to going back there any time soon.

Oh, I am now 3.8 pounds! The girl that weighed me didn't believe it. She said I looked heavier than that and she had to weigh me again! I was insulted! I'm fluffy but not fat!